Comments on: What autism is not

By: Joseph

Joseph — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 12:20:26 +0000

Within their study, it showed autism was higher among the vaccinated.

Sigma, you obviously are unfamiliar with the results of the GR survey.

By: Kev

Kev — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 11:01:20 +0000

Oh wait Siggy – did you mean the GR phone poll? You – the self professed statistician – consider that a study do you?

The one that showed amongst older kids (as GR specified)

Ages 11-17, all kids:
Aspergers (unvaccinated): 1%
Aspergers (full vaccinated): 2%

Thats a difference of 1%.

PDD-NOS (unvaccinated): 1%
PDD-NOS (full vaccinated): 1%

autism (unvaccinated): 2%
autism (full vaccinated): 2%

ASD (unvaccinated): 3%
ASD (full vaccinated): 3%

Could you maybe lend your statistical expertise to explaining the statistical difference between 1% and 1%? Many thanks genius.

By: Kev

Kev — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 10:51:59 +0000

“Within their study, it showed autism was higher among the vaccinated.”

What study was this?

By: 666sigma

666sigma — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 09:41:29 +0000

Joseph,

The GR study had obvious bias, but to draw your conclusion, you have to mix apples with oranges. Within their study, it showed autism was higher among the vaccinated.

It would be interesting to see a real study comparing the rates of autism (and other LD’s) among the vaccinated and the unvaccinated. GR study is flawed, but probably no more so than most of the so called “scientific” studies.

The CDC will avoid doing a study like this at all costs so I won’t be holding my breath waiting for one.

By: katia

katia — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 23:32:03 +0000

WHAT RIGHT DOES JENNY MCCARTHY HAVE TO GO AROUND AND SAY SHE HAS CURED HER SONS AUTISM
SHES SAYS IT HAS TO DO WITH DIET AND VACCINATIONS SHE’S NO DOCTOR …....

By: bullet

bullet — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 18:28:15 +0000

I’d agree and add that autism is also not a minor, pheripheral feature that is unimportant to who the person is.
“In the book Lifting the While Veil, the author says that we are all individuals, we are all human, and in addition we belong to various categories defining varying degrees of our own identities.
Autism isn’t who I am, but who I am isn’t separate from autism. I am an autistic individual, as opposed to a neurotypical individual, etc.”

I agree

By: Ettina

Ettina — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 17:30:42 +0000

My biggest advice for Tracey is – listen to your child. Even if he can’t talk, his behavior tells you things. Advice from others is only helpful inasmuch as it helps you better understand your child.

By: Ettina

Ettina — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 17:28:47 +0000

Life isn’t ‘all right’. (But what life is not is a whole other matter.)

> The entire basis of a person.

I’d agree and add that autism is also not a minor, pheripheral feature that is unimportant to who the person is.
In the book Lifting the While Veil, the author says that we are all individuals, we are all human, and in addition we belong to various categories defining varying degrees of our own identities.
Autism isn’t who I am, but who I am isn’t separate from autism. I am an autistic individual, as opposed to a neurotypical individual, etc.

By: bullet

bullet — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 17:07:46 +0000

Hello Tracey :). My son is four, so pretty close to your son. If you like I could say some of the things that we’ve been doing to help him. Would that be alright?

By: Joseph

Joseph — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 15:54:36 +0000

Autism is not something that, if it were possible to take it away, would make everything “all right”. Hi Jon :)

tracy: You’ll get a lot of advise from a lot of people, some valid, some that can only be described as total claptrap. From my research, the most important advise I can give you is to never, ever, under any circumstances, place your child in an institution or a group home. This in itself won’t guarantee a good outcome, but it will at least make a good or fair outcome possible if not likely.